Which is the top Architecture college in Odisha as per NIRF 2025?
NIT Rourkela is the top Odisha entry, ranked #7 with a score of 65.72.
1 Odisha institution appears in the NIRF 2025 Architecture list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.
NIT Rourkela leads the Odisha entries in 2025 at national rank 7 with a score of 65.72.
These institutions appeared in the available Odisha lists from 2018 to 2025. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.
This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Odisha offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Architecture ranks, not positions within Odisha.
Explore Odisha institutions in the published NIRF Architecture lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Odisha. A lower rank number is better.
Comparisons use the preceding available Architecture edition and the state recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Odisha list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.
1 Odisha institution appear in the 2025 published Architecture list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 7 with a score of 65.72.
View full Odisha 2025 ranking with scores and college profiles
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 9 to 7, an improvement of 2 places. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2025 rank | Institution | 2024 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 9 | ↑ 2 places |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
1 Odisha institution appear in the 2024 published Architecture list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 9 with a score of 64.88.
| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 8 | 64.88 |
National Institute of Technology Rourkela recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 8 to 9. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.
| 2024 rank | Institution | 2023 rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 8 | ↓ 1 place |
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
1 Odisha institution appear in the 2023 published Architecture list. National Institute of Technology Rourkela is the highest-ranked Odisha entry at national rank 8 with a score of 63.76.
| 2023 rank | Institution | 2022 rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | — | 63.76 |
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Odisha lists.
No comparable rank movements in this edition.
| 2023 rank | Institution | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela | 63.76 | Newly present |
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
0 Odisha institutions appear in the 2022 published Architecture list.
No Odisha institutions appear in this edition's published list.
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Odisha lists.
No comparable rank movements in this edition.
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
0 Odisha institutions appear in the 2021 published Architecture list.
No Odisha institutions appear in this edition's published list.
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Odisha lists.
No comparable rank movements in this edition.
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
0 Odisha institutions appear in the 2020 published Architecture list.
No Odisha institutions appear in this edition's published list.
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Odisha lists.
No comparable rank movements in this edition.
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
0 Odisha institutions appear in the 2019 published Architecture list.
No Odisha institutions appear in this edition's published list.
No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Odisha lists.
No comparable rank movements in this edition.
No newly listed Odisha institutions in this comparison.
Every Odisha entry in the earlier list remains present.
0 Odisha institutions appear in the 2018 published Architecture list.
No Odisha institutions appear in this edition's published list.
This is the earliest available Architecture edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.
Lower rank is better.
Improved by 1 places from #8 in 2023 to #7 in 2025.
Consistently ranked among India's top architecture institutions.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ownership labels apply only to institutions classified in the NIRFRank database.
NIT Rourkela is the top Odisha entry, ranked #7 with a score of 65.72.
Yes. Private and government labels appear when the institution is resolved in NIRFRank's curated registry.
1 ranked colleges are shown across 1 cities in this state.
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